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March 23 20062006-03-23A photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with marigold and white flower garlands hanging along the top. A person with long dark wavy hair in an orange-saffron top and dhoti stands at the left, bending forward toward a deity murti draped with a red-brown cloth and beaded necklaces. Three other men stand behind in white and pink-striped shawls, bare-backed with white sacred threads, and one wears a yellow-green dhoti. A round metal plate stands on the floor at lower left, and an EXIT sign is visible on the wall.2006-03-23A photograph of a temple doorway decorated with rows of small lights and flower garlands. A figure in an orange saffron robe and orange head wrap, with long dark hair swept back, holds his hands over a brass oil lamp with a lit flame on a tray. Beside him an older man with white hair and a white beard, wearing a golden-yellow shawl and glasses, also holds his hands over the lamp in worship. Behind them a bare-chested priest with a sacred thread and gold necklace stands near a golden deity frame and garlands inside the shrine. A portion of another person is visible at the far left edge.2005-12-31Indoor photo in a room decorated with strings of red, white and orange marigold garlands hanging from the ceiling. A man with long dark hair in an orange saffron robe stands in a doorway with palms pressed together in a greeting, smiling. Two bare-chested priests with shaved heads and white sacred threads over their shoulders face him from the foreground, one holding a metal tray of red fruit or offerings. A red and white exit sign and a fire extinguisher are on the wall beside the grey door. Swamiji (probable): the orange-robed man with long hair and a gold pendant necklace matches the page's account of the visit.2006-03-23February 12 20062006-02-12February 12 20062006-02-12February 27 20172017-02-27A long-haired man with a rudraksha headband and multiple rudraksha malas, wearing an orange cloth, stands with hands folded near his face, facing a man in orange clothes at right who holds a brass plate with an oil lamp. Several men in white and orange dhotis and shawls stand behind, one with a bald head and orange wrap, another in white with gold-bordered cloth and rudraksha mala. Rudraksha malas and a gold chain are visible. Ornate blue-and-red domed structures line the background, with a camera held up by a person in the upper area. a person cue is the long hair with rudraksha headband and malas, though the appearance is uncertain.2012-05-24February 06 20172017-02-06September 24 20122012-09-24Photograph inside a pillared temple hall at night showing a group of saffron-clad sannyasis performing a ritual. A bald man with a shaved head, white tilak marks on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace stands at centre-right in orange cloth, holding a lit oil lamp flame in his hands. Beside him a man with long dark hair and a red forehead mark, wearing saffron cloth, presses his palms together in prayer. To the left, a bare-chested man with a grey beard and a woman with a braided hairband and gold necklace, in saffron cloth and rudraksha beads, stand with hands folded. Devotees in pink and white shirts watch from the background, and a bright flame lights the scene.2012-06-05August 17 20122012-08-17